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1 online resource : illustrations |
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Includes index. |
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Print version record. |
| Summary |
Are you a triathlete, runner, cyclist, swimmer, cross-country skier, or other athlete seeking greater endurance? The Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing teaches athletes how to stay healthy, achieve optimal athletic potential, and be injury-free for many productive years. Dr. Philip Maffetone's approach to endurance offers a truly individualized outlook and unique system that emphasizes building a strong aerobic base for increased fat burning, weight loss, sustained energy, and a healthy immune system. Good nutrition and stress reduction are also key to this common-sense, big-picture approach. In addition, Dr. Maffetone dispels many of the commonly held myths that linger in participatory sports?and which adversely impact performance?and explains the truths about endurance, such as:? The need to train slower to race faster will enable your aerobic system to improve endurance? Why expensive running shoes can actually cause foot and leg injuries? The fact that refined carbohydrates actually reduce endurance energy and disrupt hormone balance? And more. If you are looking to increase your endurance and maximize your athletic potential, The Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing is your one-stop guide to training and racing effectively. |
| Contents |
Section I. Building your endurance foundation -- 1. What is endurance? -- 2. Training your brain, muscles, and metabolism -- 3. Developing maximum aerobic function: how to get "heart smart" when building your endurance foundation -- 4. The maximum aerobic function (MAF) test: getting the most from your body in training and racing -- 5. Warming up and cooling down: the two key critical elements of every workout -- 6. Other aerobic and anaerobic training methods -- 7. Training stress: the good, the bad, and the ugly -- 8. The overtraining syndrome -- 9. Personalize your training: less often means success -- 10. Competition: getting ready for race day -- 11. Training at altitude: outdoor and indoor benefits. |
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Section II. Diet and nutrition -- 12. Diet, nutrition, and energy: an introduction -- 13. The gut: intestinal digestion and absorption of nutrients -- 14. Carbohydrates and taking the two-week test -- 15. The power of protein: going way beyond building muscles -- 16. Dietary fats: optimal health and recovery, and avoiding injuries -- 17. Water and electrolytes: critical ingredients for endurance -- 18. Eating and drinking your way to better endurance: the role of ergogenics -- 19. Phytonutrients and going organic: eat your vegetables and fruits! -- 20. Dietary supplements: beware of what you put in your body! -- 21. Taking good care of your liver and kidneys: detox and pH balance -- 22. The training table: healthy recipes, shopping guidelines, and cooking tips. |
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Section III. The importance of self-care and injury prevention -- 23. Anatomy of an injury: physical, chemical, and mental -- 24. Rehabilitating and self-assessing your physical injury -- 25. Muscle balance and imbalance -- 26. The pain game and how to control it -- 27. Fit but unhealthy: why death is the ultimate injury and measures to prove it -- 28. Building a better athletic brain -- 29. Burning off body fat and other weighty issues -- 30. Feet first: Understanding the body's structural foundation -- 31. Fixing your feet starts with right shoes -- 32. The sun: vitamin D and athletic performance -- 33. Measuring your fitness and health -- 34. Finding a health-care professional. |
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Physical education and training.
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Physical fitness -- Physiological aspects.
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Muscle strength.
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Running -- Training.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Triathlon.
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Muscle strength. (OCoLC)fst01029940
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Physical education and training. (OCoLC)fst01062401
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Physical fitness -- Physiological aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01062589
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Running -- Training.
(OCoLC)fst01101368
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Allen, Mark, 1958- Author of introduction, etc.
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| Added Title |
Endurance training and racing |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Maffetone, Philip. Big book of endurance training and racing. New York : Skyhorse Pub., ©2010 9781616080655 (DLC) 2010017692 (OCoLC)601093903 |
| ISBN |
9781616080655 (electronic bk.) |
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1616080655 (electronic bk.) |
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